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A protester holds a placard
Manila - Arab Today
The mother of a Filipina reportedly reprieved at the 11th hour after facing execution in Indonesia told Philippine radio Wednesday: "Miracles do come true".
Mary Jane Veloso was spared after someone suspected of recruiting her and tricking her into carrying drugs to Indonesia turned herself in to authorities in the Philippines, reported MetroTV and the Jakarta Post in Indonesia.
"We are so happy, I can't believe it. I can't believe my child will live," Celia Veloso told Philippine radio station DZMM.
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Paris - Emiratesvoice
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Taipei - Emiratesvoice
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Paris - Emiratesvoice
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Paris - Emiratesvoice
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